welcome to both of you. tobias ellwood, why do you say we need to re engage and also that the uk should reopen its embassy in kabul? you summarised the very difficult challenges that lay ahead but in my visit, i was astonished with the profound change in complexion that i saw from a security perspective, certainly a corruption perspective, former president ashraf ghani s government, but also for trade as well. i m not saying these things have not disappeared, i m saying this war torn nation has not experienced relative peace like this i think since the 1970s and that poses a very big question. if we do want to nudge this country forward, if we want to see better rights for women to get schools reopened, not just for 11 year olds but half of the population under the age of 11,
a progressive supreme court, a court that wants to make america the past again. while the biden administration can claim credible success in moving the country forward, with the most diverse cabinet in administration history, with the most diverse slate of federal judges ever appointed, and with its values around the economy, putting people on the lower end of america s economic letter at the center of its policies. as my colleague aj writes in the washington post, president biden might not see revolutionary, but he is presiding over a fundamental change in the nation s approach to economics. the government is no longer shine away from pushing investment towards specific goals and industries, spending on public works it back into action. new free trade treaties are no longer at the heart of the nation s national strategy. challenging monopolies and providing support for unionization efforts are a higher priority. class and race are often placed into suffer buckets, but we can
justices on the supreme court have shown that they don t care about precedent, they want to take america backward. this is an important contrast. in 2020, joe biden ran and opposition to donald trump, decency forces for guarantee, the promise of a normal presidency versus a deeply irregular one, where the commander and chief advised people to shoot up bleach during a pandemic and her own paper towels at hurricane victims, but now joe biden s best conscious might be against a progressive supreme court, a court that wants to make america the past again. while the biden administration can claim credible success in moving the country forward, with the most diverse cabinet in administration history, with the most diverse slate of federal judges ever appointed, and with its values around the economy, putting people on the lower end of america s economic letter at the center of its policies. as my colleague aj writes in the washington post, president biden might not see
for a bill that was just introduced. i m also just about to introduce my reuniting families act bill, which will address the 4 million people backlog in the family, visas and there s 1. 5 visa backlog and for employment visas. so there are things that we can do to fix this problem, and we can move this country forward, if we are able to bring these people in. let s hope we can do that in a safe and secure manner for everyone. congressman lieu, congresswoman chu, thank you very much to the both of you for joining us this evening. i really appreciate your time and your insights, as always. stick around, the second hour of a mint begins after a quick break. don t go anywhere.
actually, i just went to a dream act bill press conference for a bill that was just introduced. i m also just about to introduce my reuniting families act bill, which will address the 4 million people backlog in and there s 1.5 visa backlog and for employment visas. so there are things that we can do to fix this problem, and we can move this country forward, if we are able to bring these people in. let s hope we can do that in a safe and secure manner for everyone. congressman lieu, congresswoman chu, thank you very much to the both of you for joining us this evening. i really appreciate your time and your insights, as always. stick around, the second hour of a mint begins after a quick break. don t go anywhere. go anywhere. get help with j.p morgan personal advisors. hey, david! ready to get started?